hey guys, so i decided to buy a new board, but i can't find a freaking design i like... i want to get a white and/or black board with simple designs... everything i found has some crazy animal/skeleton/ weird cartoon. i couldn't find something simple... recommendations? and also link to where i can buy it?

hey guys, so i decided to buy a new board, but i can't find a freaking design i like... i want to get a white and/or black board with simple designs... everything i found has some crazy animal/skeleton/ weird cartoon. i couldn't find something simple... recommendations? and also link to where i can buy it?

But if that doesn't float your boat, I would suggest to step back for a second and take design out of the decision. Sure, having graphics that you dig are slightly important I guess, but the way the board handles to the style of riding you do and want to do is a bit higher on the list IMO. Now, figure out your ability and terrain preference and take it from there..

but i can't find a freaking design i like... i want to get a white and/or black board with simple designs... everything i found has some crazy animal/skeleton/ weird cartoon.

Couldn't agree with you more here. The majority of the industry seems to have this obsession with some neo-skater punk graffiti-inspired motif. It usually just looks stupid altogether, to be honest. Which is why I like these:

Smokins got some sweet boards, theyve also got 3 year warranty as well and magnetraction..

I like some colourful crazy graphics but also love real clean and simple graphics as well (especially when its gloss white..)

One of my favourite board graphics is Endeavor color 06 (couldve been 05 or 07..) where the topsheet is just plain white with a stainless steel gold logo inlay but the base is like crazy colour palette. It looked amazing

hmm i all of them except for that cheap $30 snowboard, that one.... i dont even know what to say to that one... keep them coming guys! i'm trying to buy a board within a week, so more options i have, the better!

I know it's nice to have a board w/ a graphic you like and they are expensive.... but, don't ever buy a board for the graphic. The only time you see it is when you aren't riding. Get a board that will perform the way you want it to and slap some stickers on it if you don't like the graphic or get a vinyl sticker roll and make it solid. But, get a good board not a 'pretty graphic'

I don't think I'm bad... I don't box, no karate... just here to make friends with everybody

When I first started I was the total opposite of this. I wanted graphics, sick graphics!!! So i paid $250 for a nice looking board and hated it, but had to use it for a good year. A year later, I got a plain looking snowboard for $50 and absolutely loved it (I did my research.) Bottom line, do your research, where you want to ride, find what you expect from the board, and after that, look for a design you like. We're trying to save you grief and money, you'll thank us!

NOW, if you would rather pick a board based on the kind of riding you do and your experience level, let us know your height/weight, boot size, how long you have been riding and what type of runs you normally do. Are you on groomers all day, a park rat, or do you like glades/trees...or are you almost always in fresh pow?

If you MUST have a board that is either black, or white, my advice would be to get a board that matches your level and riding style, THEN get that board wrap thing that was posted above.

Or, you could just get a board that is either all white or black, having it not match what type of riding you do, be too small or too big, and have a bad time.

Yeah, when I said I wanted a simple graphic board,I justassumed you guys would recommend decent boosts with simple design, not crap boards with simple design lol. I live in the eat coast, new Jersey. Do I guessI'm looking for all mountain?I plan on going yo Canada few times too.
Also,I was considering the blank boards, but I want sure how good three boards are

Yeah, when I said I wanted a simple graphic board,I justassumed you guys would recommend decent boosts with simple design, not crap boards with simple design lol. I live in the eat coast, new Jersey. Do I guessI'm looking for all mountain?I plan on going yo Canada few times too.
Also,I was considering the blank boards, but I want sure how good three boards are

whats are boosts? the boards listed above aren't crap.. la nieve posted up pics of a bunch of great options for you... you clearly are lacking in the knowledge dept here... but you reside in Jersey so no shock there

I know it's nice to have a board w/ a graphic you like and they are expensive.... but, don't ever buy a board for the graphic. The only time you see it is when you aren't riding. Get a board that will perform the way you want it to and slap some stickers on it if you don't like the graphic or get a vinyl sticker roll and make it solid. But, get a good board not a 'pretty graphic'

This.

Or just get the Sierra Reverse Crew already and you're getting a great board, at a great price, with a relatively blank black canvas.

i have a board i painted myself, but i wasn't thinking and painted the bottom also... well i tested it today for the first time, and the paint held up extremely well... the only problem there was so much friction it wasn't going very fast...
and i found solomon ace board, for $170 with tax and shipping, and with 10% rebate so i guess i found my board!!

With that price, you're probably not going to be able to get any better. If they have your size, get it.
If you tell us your riding skill level and prefer riding style, or what you are expecting from it, we can get you fitted better along with your boots size weight and height.
You are setback on this board, is directional twin with directional flex.

If you tell us your riding skill level and prefer riding style, or what you are expecting from it, we can get you fitted better along with your boots size weight and height.

Judging that this kid spray painted the bottom of his board, and keeps going on about color not specs, I will take a stab in the dark and say they are just starting out riding and need quite a bit of advice and walk through of different types of board.

Don't worry OP, you are in luck! grab a beer/G&T/whiskey or a J, and go to this link and just read.

Read your little heart out and get over this hangup on color that you are having. And once you figure out what style of riding you do/want to do bring that knowledge here, pick up one of the boards that are suggested, then get that 60 dollar board wrap that was posted earlier in this thread. BAM....problem solved.

well.... i painted the board cause it was already garbage, i originally began painting the board because i was just gonna use it as a "art piece" in my living room. I was just curious if anyone else tried it and tried riding it after it was painted.

BTW, while i was waiting for my solomon ace to arrive, i tried the painted board, and had absolutely no issues with it... i was able to carve well and have no trouble on the slopes. so... lets not assume anything especially if you've never tried it

oh and i never really gave too much info on the specs, since this is a snowboarding thread, and all my info is available on my profile, i figured people wouldn't recommend crap board?

It's kind of like going to a fancy restaurant and asking the waitor for food that has a nice presentation, you'd expect recommendations that have at the minimum decent taste, not something from McDonald down the block

Yeah, when I said I wanted a simple graphic board,I justassumed you guys would recommend decent boosts with simple design, not crap boards with simple design lol. I live in the eat coast, new Jersey. Do I guessI'm looking for all mountain?I plan on going yo Canada few times too.
Also,I was considering the blank boards, but I want sure how good three boards are

whats are boosts? the boards listed above aren't crap.. la nieve posted up pics of a bunch of great options for you... you clearly are lacking in the knowledge dept here... but you reside in Jersey so no shock there

wow that one was a blow below the belt... not all people from jersey have the IQ of snooki...

i have a board i painted myself, but i wasn't thinking and painted the bottom also... well i tested it today for the first time, and the paint held up extremely well... the only problem there was so much friction it wasn't going very fast...
and i found solomon ace board, for $170 with tax and shipping, and with 10% rebate so i guess i found my board!!

WT!?!? Painted the base of a deck!?!? The person doesn't know what the heck they are doing & wouldn't know a good board from a bad board. Then they have the nerve to criticize the suggestions they are getting from people that are trying to help? IDIOT!!!

+1 on the sierra RC. Im sure you're looking for a capable board too, not just black or white. Also u can just spend 3-5$ at a hardware store to get some weather resistance spray paint and spray your topsheet. I find matte colors stay on better than glossy finish

seriously, i dont know how many times i gotta explain this, I PAINTED THE DAMN BOARD TO USE AS DECORATION. Now, because so many of you have been treating me like a retard for converting a damaged board into a decoration i tried it on a slope to prove that it works fine if it really needs to. I can even record the thing next time. and i'm not saying the recommendations were shit, i'm saying that people like batmanwest and oinker, who just assumed that i dont know anything about snowboarding because i'm from the east coast, and asked for snowboard recommendations based on design. but as i explained over and over again,I ASSUMED YOU GUYS AREN'T STUPID ENOUGH TO RECOMMEND A SHIT BOARD, but batmanwest and oinker somehow has selective reading and only reads the words that makes it sound like i know nothing. seriously, let's not be an arrogant asshole and assume that everybody who's not a "local" on this forum is a noob and treat people with some god damn respect.

P.S. for those of you who did give actual insightful help, thank you. I just don't understand how some people will read ever other word and assume they understand everything

yeah... sorry about that angry post lol. it's kinda annoying that some people just assume everybody who asks a question is an idiot.
but yeah i just bought the salomon ace board. it was super cheap and kinda in my size. i usually ride 158, but they only had 158wide. shouldn't be that big of a difference since i'm not trying to do anything too crazy.

i got it waxed at REI and i gotta say... i'm really disappointed... the guys got the wax on top of the board (i'm guessing they laid the board on top of the shaved wax) and didn't brush it properly after... they didn't go straight from head to tail and kinda went diagonal. i guess i'll start waxing my own board from now on

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